Foldable egg-tray stand for incubators.



W. H. CLARK.

v FOLDARLE EGG TRAY STAND FOR INCUBATORS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE I4, 19I5.

Patented Apr. 18, 1916'.

2 SHEETS-SHEET I W. H. CLARK.

FOLDABLE EGG TRAY STAND FOR INCUBATORS. APPLICATION FILED JUNE'M, 1915.

Patented Apr. 18, 1916.

2 SIHEETSSHEET 2.

WILLIAM H. CLARK, OF S-IENCER', NEBRASKA.

FOLIDABLE EGG-TRAY srAivn ron-rivoonn'rons.

To'aZZ whom it may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM H; CLARK, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Spencer in the county of Boydand State of Nebraska, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Foldable Egg-Tray Stands for Incubators; and I do declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it ap pertains tomake and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in devices for facilitating theturning of the eggs in incubators, and more particularly to a particulartype of foldable stand pivoted to the incubator and adapted to be swungoutwardly to horizontal position in advance of the door thereof, wherebythe tray of eggs may be placed upon said stand previous to andimmediately after turning.

The object of the invention is to provide a device of the classdescribed which, although being very simple and inexpensive, will beefficient in operation and will possess a number of advantageousfeatures.

lVith this general object in view, the invention resides in certainnovel features of construction and the unique combinations of parts tobe hereinafter claimed and fully described by reference to theaccompanying drawings wherein: f V

Figure l is a front elevation of an incubator equipped with a standconstructed in accordance with the invention, thestand being shown infolded position; Fig. 2 1s a similar view with the stand extended; Fig.3 is a side elevation of the front end portion of the incubator showingthe stand folded; Fig. i is a similar view with the stand extended; Fig.5 is a top plan view of part of the incubator and the stand in theposition disclosed in Fig. 3; and Fig. 6 is a similar view showing theparts positioned as disclosed in Fig. 4;.

In these drawings, which constitute a part of the application and inwhich like reference characters designate corresponding parts throughoutthe several views, the numeral 1 designates a common type of menbatorhaving a forwardly and downwardly swinging door 2 through which the eggtray 8 may be removed for the purpose of turning the eggs.

Pivoted at 3 to the incubator at points directly below the door 2 andserving as supports for said door when swung to hori Specification ofLetters Patent. P t te A 13, 191

' Application filed June 14, 1915. Serial No. 34,007. i i

" zontal positions, is a pair of arms 4 to',

also including a movable section 7 which is hlnged at 8 to the section5-, both sections being preferably constructed of crossedlongitudinaland transverse bars.

When the armsa are swung to horizontal positlons, the entlre tablemember 6 ispositioned horizontally in advance'of the opendoor 2, saidmember being retained in this position by the legs 9 which are connectedby a transverse bar 10, the upper ends of said legs beinghinged to thesection 5 of the table member 6 and being braced 1n re.-'

spect thereto by the toggle links 11. With shifted out of the incubatorupon the stand, whereupon an additional tray maybe placed the parts inthis position, the tray 3 may be 1 thereover, the two traysbeing theninverted, whereupon the eggs are deposited from one into the other andthus turned completely over. The tray of eggs is'now agaln inserted intothe incubator, the door is closed, the section? is folded rearwardlyupon the section 5, the toggle link braces 11 are released to allow thelegs 9 to fold rearwardly, and the. entire device is then swung.

downwardly to the position disclosed in 'Figs. 1, 3 and 5, the movablesection 7 being-now held against movement in respect tothe section 5 bya hook orthe like 12 shown most clearly in Fig. 5.

connection with the accompanying drawings, it will be evident thatalthough very simple and inexpensive construction has been provided forcarrying out the object of'the invention, the device will be efficientin operation and will greatly facilitate turning of the eggs. 7

In the drawings, certain specific details of construction have beenshown for accom- F-rom the foregoing description, taken in zontalposition in advance of'the door, when said arm is so disposed.

2. The combination: with: an: incubatorhaving a forwardly and downwardlyswing ing door, of a pair of arms'pivotedtosaid incubator below the doorand movable to horizontal positions to receive the door thereon when thelatter is .opened,a,f oldable table member carried by said arms anddisposed to a horizontal position; inadvance: of thedoorwhen said. armsare so disposed,

and foldable supporting legs; for said table.

member;

3,.An egg tray stand: comprisingja tablemember to be. disposed:horizontally; in. ad-.- vance of the downwardly swingingrdoonof. an!incubator, supporting legs for said table member, and attaching armspnoj ecting rear:- wardly from. said: table anemben and, of a.lengthrgreaterithanvthe.height of theincubae tor door, whereby-to. forma supportzfor. said door when swung; downwardly, said. arms-v being;adapted; for attachment. to. the. in-v cubator below. the; door.

4; An egg -tra ystand comprising a; table. membenadapted; forhorizontal; disposition" in 2, advance of the. downwardly siringing.door, of an: incubator, foldable supporting legs -forz. said: table;member; attaching arms. projecting rearwa-rdlyfrom; the table a memeberqandg of. a. length greater. than; the X height: of, the; incubator.door, and binge means-on the rear ends: ofsaidarms for. attachment: to ithe; incubator immediately below the door, whereby said;--arms;1may.serve.- as supports; for, the door..- whenthe latter; is opened 5. Anegg-traystand comprising a. table member: adapted to be positioned?horizontally inadvanceiof the downwardly swing mg door of,-aniincubator, said member being formed of; ,av relatively, fixedsectionandia movable section hinged thereto-to be swung into parallelismtherewith, hook means for retaining the two sections in parallelrelation, supporting legs hinged to the relatively'fiXed section,foldable braces for said legs, a pair of attaching arms secured to thefixed section and extending rearwardly therefrom adistance greater thanthe height of the door, and hinge members on the rear ends of saidarmsfor attachment. to the incub-ator immediately below the door,whereby? said arms may' serve. as supports forthe door-When the. latteriszopened.

6;.An; egg'tray standcomprising a table member forhorizontal dispositionin2 advance: of; the downwardly swinging door of anlinoubator,saidzmember including a. fixed section andra movable section hingedthereto to be folded. toward: thesame, both sections being composed ofcrossed longitudinal. and transverse. bars, hook means for retainingthe: movable; section.- folded upon the fixedsection, supporting, legs.hinged tothe fiXGClzSGQlJlQIl, foldablebracesfor said legs, apain-ofsubstantially horizontal at I taching arms secured to the; fixedsection and v extending. rearwardlytherefrom. a distance greater. than,the:.height of; the incu bfliJOPClOQI' 'flIlCl hingemembe-rs onthe rearends ofrsa-id arms-for. attachment to the incubator. immediately below:thedoor, whereby-said armsamay serve as supports ,for the doorwhen thelatter-.is opened,

In testimony. whereofi I. havehereunto setimyrhandin presence of twosubscribing witnesses: a

VVIIJLI'AM H. CLARK.

VVitnesses':

H. C. BURRows, HAZEL BENNETT.

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